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Lycurgus (volleyball)

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Lycurgus Groningen
Founded1952
GroundMartiniPlaza[1]
(Capacity: 4,350)
ChairmanArie Wink
ManagerMark Lebedew
LeagueDutch Eredivisie
2022–233rd place
WebsiteClub home page

Lycurgus is a Dutch professional men's volleyball club based in Groningen. They currently compete in the top flight of Dutch volleyball, the Dutch Eredivisie.

History

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Abiant Lycurgus had relative success through the 1970s and 1980s, but the club never won any championships. It reached the national final in 2011/12 and 2014/15, but lost both matches, before finally winning the Dutch championship and Dutch cup in the 2015/16 season.

Team

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  • Current Roster (2023/24 season)
No. Name Date of birth Position
4 United States Cole Bogner (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24) setter
9 Netherlands Sam Gortzak (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 29) setter
19 United States Cal Fisher (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 (age 25) opposite
1 Netherlands Thomas Sleurink (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26) outside hitter
5 United States Kyle McCauley (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25) outside hitter
8 United States Cole Gillis (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 (age 24) outside hitter
10 Netherlands Maarten Bartels (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 26) outside hitter
11 Netherlands Guus Boer (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20) outside hitter
13 Netherlands Ramon Martinez-Gion (1990-09-12) 12 September 1990 (age 34) outside hitter
2 Netherlands Arjan Westera (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 30) middle blocker
6 Netherlands Luuk Hofhuis (2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 (age 23) middle blocker
14 Netherlands Robin Boekhoudt (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26) middle blocker
14 Netherlands Gustavs Freimanis (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) middle blocker
17 Netherlands Niels De Vries (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 28) middle blocker
7 Netherlands Niels Kuijpens (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 28) libero
20 Netherlands Jeffery Klok (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 26) libero
Head coach: Netherlands Arjan Taaij

Honours

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  • Dutch Championship
Winners (3): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
  • Dutch Cup
Winners (5): 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
  • Dutch SuperCup
Winners (6): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23

References

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  1. ^ "Thuishal". Donar.nl. Archived from the original on 2024-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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